The Hatch gets hundreds of requests about golf destinations. Where to go, when to go, what kind of golf packages to buy, which are the best courses to play, Scotland or Irelend…you know, the important stuff. One question I haven’t been ...
I hit the road this week, flapping my wings from DFW to the southwest coast of Scotland and the Mull of Kintyre. The usual blustery weather must be vacationing in the south of Spain this week, because we’ve seen nothing by blue skies and ...
Minister for Tourism Jim Mather in NYC (Photo by Donald Bowers) Been to Scotland recently? Jim Mather wants you back. Even if you’re not bringing $1.6 Billion like Donald Trump. Mather is the Scottish Government’s Minister of ...
Like me, many travelers to Scotland believe that among the joys in life, few are more satisfying than a round of golf on the edge of the sea, perhaps on a blustery afternoon where the silver clouds and the dusky horizon melt into each other, or ...
Golf in Wales is something to be enjoyed, like a sip of whiskey or a pint of local ale. Nearly 200 golf courses interrupt the pastoral roll of the land, each the favorite of its local members. The feel of northwestern Wales is sheep, sea ...
In Scotland, the hottest trend in golf course design isn’t something new, it’s something old. And golf course architect David McLay Kidd has a special talent for making something new look like something very old. Kidd is the 40-year-old ...